Mark every death. Remember every victim. Follow every case.

Sharrod Peppers was sentenced today to nine years in prison for the 2010 slaying of Rodney Bean. Peppers pled guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter and one count of carrying a pistol without a license in connection with the case in October. He originally pled innocent and denied being anywhere near the shooting. A …
Read more →

Sharrod Peppers pleaded innocent Friday to five counts related to the shooting death of Rodney Bean on Oct. 30, 2010. Peppers is charged with premeditated first-degree murder while armed in the case, along with several weapons charges. A trial is set to start June 18, 2012, with a status hearing scheduled for Feb. 22. Peppers, …
Read more →

Sharrod Peppers was presented with a first degree murder charge yesterday in the shooting death of Rodney Bean in Northwest D.C. in October 2010. Peppers, 22, is expected in court again April 8 for a preliminary hearing. According to charging documents in the case, Peppers was arrested after a witness identified him in a photo …
Read more →

Sharrod Peppers

What is Homicide Watch D.C.?

Homicide Watch is a community-driven reporting project covering every murder in the District of Columbia. Using original reporting, court documents, social media, and the help of victims’ and suspects’ friends, family, neighbors and others, we cover every homicide from crime to conviction. Read more…